Grant is a 6-foot-6, 245-pound tight end and is considered a three-star prospect. He's commitment number 20 for the Sooners this year, and he's also the fourth tight end in the class, joining Brannon Green, Laith Harlow, and Taylor McNamara.

Grant had narrowed his options down to Oklahoma and Michigan before choosing the Sooners on Monday.

We're two weeks out from Signing Day and what better time to take a look at each conference and where every school stacks up as coaches make final home visits and work on scholarship math. Here's a look at all the verbal commitments for theBig 12.

Two sport star Shaq Goodwin, a receiver in football, has Georgia, UCLA, Florida and Memphis on top of his list and had three schools visit with him recently. For tight ends like Oklahoma commit Laith Harlow, the recruiting road wasn't paved with gold like others.

The month of July has come to a close and what better time to take a broad overview of how a conference is doing on the recruiting trail than the first week in August, roughly six months from Signing Day. Today we'll take a look at the verbal commitments for the Big 12, where the Aggies and the Longhorns might have thought this month was Signing Day with all their commitments.

It's the final week in June, and as the temperature gauge continues to rise and we move into July, it's time to see how schools are building their recruiting class of 2012. Today, we'll take a look at the verbal commitments for the Big 12, where Texas and Texas A&M are top dogs nationally when it comes to commitments.

Oklahoma has already raided the state of Florida for a tight end and the coaching staff went back to the state again this week and managed to grab a commitment from offensive lineman Ty Darlington out of Apopka (Fla.), one of the top offensive linemen from the Sunshine State.

"That sort of hit me last night when I called coach (James) Patton," Darlington told SoonerScoop.com on Thursday. "I got home real late because I had a baseball game I had to go to. Well when I got home my brothers and sisters have accumulated a lot of Oklahoma's gear and they had it on. I don't know if you knew but I'm the oldest of seven and they were all dressed up in their OU stuff, my mom was all excited. After I talked to coach Patton I called all my aunts and uncles, and my grandparents and let them know."

The 6-foot-3, 275-pound Darlington is one of the top interior linemen in the country and ranked 75th overall in the class of 2012 by MaxPreps. He held offers from Auburn, Florida State, LSU and Virginia Tech among others but his mother went to school at Oklahoma and the family ties were just too much to overcome.

"I definitely feel like I can get a great education at Oklahoma, at some other places, I felt like I had to give them a look," he said. "I've just been praying about it and realized I needed to follow my heart, and since I was a little kid I've wanted to go to Oklahoma and that's sort of been my dream, when God gives you that opportunity you need to accept it."

The second offensive line commit for the Sooners, Darlington is also the ninth commitment overall. He tight end Laith Harlow in going from Florida to Norman next fall.

The four-star's commitment marks a strong recruiting push for Oklahoma as he is the second top 100 player to commit to the school in as many weeks. Darlington will likely lineup at center when he first steps on campus.

The calendar has turned from May to June and it's time to see how schools are building their class of 2012. Today we'll take a look at the verbal commitments for the Big 12, where several schools are starting to build momentum on the recruiting trail but two Texas rivals are battling it out for top dog.